BeagleBone

What is BeagleBone?

BeagleBone is an $89 MSRP, credit-card-sized Linux computer that connects to the Internet and runs software such as Android 4.0 and Ubuntu. With plenty of I/O and processing power for real-time analysis provided by an AM335x 720MHz ARM® processor, BeagleBone can be complemented with cape plug-in boards to augment functionality.

Hardware Specs and Materials

Videos

LCD Touchscreen GUI Applications for Embedded Linux

Video of Qt application development on the Beaglebone or any other embedded Linux device. This video introduces an LCD, reviews it and then discusses how you can install it and develop very basic onboard GTK GUI applications.

BeagleBone with Temperature Sensor

A demonstration of a BeagleBone interfacing with a temperature sensor. BeagleBone's analog to digital (ADC) interfaces to read the ouput from an Adadfruit TMP36 sensor.